Adjustable swimming-belt



A. D. BAiLEY ADJUSTABLE SWIMMING BELT. APPLICATION FILED APR. 11. 1919.

Patented Jan. 25, 1921 TE TATE PATENT OFFICE. T

ANNA DEANE BAILEY, on NEW YORK. N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND mFsNE ASSIGNMENTS, T e. H. MAs'rEn (10., Inc, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A' 00320- "BATION YORK.

. T 0 azl whom it mag concern.

Be it known that I, ANNA DEANE BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resi dent of theborough ofManhattan, in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Swimming-Belts, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is to provide a swimmingbelt of simple construction having slidable securing tapes and formed of a comparatively narrow band of pockets filled with soft compactible buoyant material, the securing tapes passing along the upper and'lower edges of the belt, whereby the belt will be contracted about the body of the wearer by the simple act of tying together the ends of the securing tapes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a swimming belt having shoulder straps and adapted to be worn with either side next to the wearer and consisting of a comparatively narrow belt or band formed of two thlcknesses of fabric secured together along their upper and lower edges and by transverse lines of stitches to form a series of small vertical pockets loosely packed with soft buoyant material. The belt is provided along its upper and lower edges with slidable tapes which extend be .yond the ends of the belt and serve as securing and adjusting means, the shoulder straps being secured to the upper edge of the belt in such manner that either side may 7 be placed next to the wearer, and the whole belt may be contracted about the body of the wearer by the simple act of pulling the securing tapes and tying them.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the belt in position for use and Fig. 2 a similar view showing the belt shortened and the pockets of buoyant material contracted to illustrate the eflt'ect of drawing the securing tapes tightly about the body of the wearer.

Referring to the various parts by numerals, 1 designates the body of the swimming belt which is formed of two thicknesses of fabric secured along their upper edges by a line of stitches 2, and along their lower edge by lines of stitches 3. These lines of stitches form longitudinally extend- ADJUSTABLE SWIMMING-BELT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

' lApplication filed April 17. 1919. SerialNo. 290,312.

ing tubular channels 10 through which pass securing tapes 4. These tapes are loose in the channels and are slida-bletherethrough, that is, to say, the fabric of the'belt may slide on the securing tapes. I The two pieces of fabricwhich form the 'belt are stitched together by vertical lines of stitches 5 .to form small pockets 6 which are stufied loosely with soft buoyant material, such as kapolc ,The ends of the fabric of which the belt is formed are stitched together by lines of stitches 7.

To support the swimming belt from the shoulders of thewearer a central supporting back strap 8 is connected to the upper edge of the belt substantially midway its ends. A front supporting strap is connected to the upper edge of the belt a suitable distance from the ends thereof and is carried up and connected to the upper end of the back strap. hen adjusting the belt for use the wearer passes his arms through the spaces between the front supporting.

strap 8 and the back strap 8, the front supporting strap extending up in front of the arms and over the shoulders to a point back of the neck of the wearer, the back strap being at the middle of the back of the wearer.

It is manifest that the swimming belt may be placed about the wearer with either side outermost and that, therefore, the device is reversible. It is also manifest that the de vice is adjustable by pulling on the securbelt, buoyant material placed loosely in said pockets and allowing of the'compressibility of the pockets and the contractibility and extension. of the belt in an annular direction, means for engaging about the shoulders of the wearer to hold the belt in place, and tapes extending longitudinally and slidably through said belt for securing the same mg a body band composed pieces of fabric stitched together a distance abou't'the trunk of the body and permitting .of the free contraction and expansion. of

the belt thereon. I

2.; An adjustable swimming b'elt comprisof a pair of inwardly of their upper and lower edges, lines of stitching passing through said fabric pieces outwardly, of the first-menvide casings at the of the belt, tapes tioned stitches and spaced therefrom to proupper and lower edges loosely engaging through said casings and being otherwise unattached,

- the ends of theftapes projecting beyond the casingsand' adapted'to be tied to secure the belt about the body of the wearer, transverse lines ofstitching' made through said fabricl pieces at intervals and providing j pockets therebetween and within the belt,

loose compactible buoyant material held in i said pockets and adapted to permit of the contraction and expansion of the belt in respect of its length on said tapes and Without causing the movement of such tapes, and shoulder straps attached to'said belt for supporting the same. i v i 3. An improved swimming belt comprising a hollow band; provided with separated pockets extending 111 a series arranged in the direction of length of the belt, buoyant Inaterial placed in said pockets loosely and permitting of tie extension and contraction of the belt in a longitudinal directiom easings at the upper and lower edges of said belt extending u'ninterinptedly from one to the other end ofthe belt, tapes passing signature." 7 I V v V A N A DEANE BAILEY:

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